Video of New Research Conducted with PlayStation Eye

osirisomeomi  |  November 14th, 2007 at 11:29 pm

Thanks for showing us some of the ideas you guys are cooking up. Please realize that this series of games could make Sony hundreds of millions of dollars. I am not exaggerating. Literally, hundreds of millions of dollars. Imagine designing a series of mini games based off the eye and the controller? That tank game alone has my wallet jumping out of my pocket. If you add some more polish and depth to the gameplay, you could have an insanely popular game on your hands. It’s NEW, and that’s a rare thing in videogames.

You could create full-dledged games with the PS eye. You could use it as a full-out creation tool, both within LBP and outside it in a minigame world. The MONEY…

osirisomeomi  |  November 14th, 2007 at 11:31 pm

Also, if you could degin your own weapons by drawing them out, and they’d have different attacks and strengths and such… Wow, you’d commercialize doodling.

Tanga  |  November 14th, 2007 at 11:53 pm

absolutely amazing! just wow.

heisert  |  November 14th, 2007 at 11:54 pm

it looks very funny! i want them all!

jaydogg691  |  November 14th, 2007 at 11:56 pm

This is some really amazing stuff. These tech demos make me want to get the PS Eye. I would really like to see more of this stuff in the future.

Billy_Idol  |  November 15th, 2007 at 12:00 am

well done guys!! I’m looking forward to download the software sometimes from the PSN!

Gord Lacey  |  November 15th, 2007 at 12:52 am

Hmm….looks like it would be possible to draw a floor plan for HOME and then import it

Gord

samdu  |  November 15th, 2007 at 1:11 am

This is one of the most innovative things I’ve seen in gaming in a very long time. The potential is limitless. Y’all need to continue to work on this kind of stuff and get something out to the masses. I can’t wait!

Trond  |  November 15th, 2007 at 1:16 am

Games like this would be realy cool online.
Like a game where you paint all the things in the world and then you run around in that world with other people online.
Much like Little Big Planet.

That tank game would also be realy cool online.
But someone would just use “you know what” as a tank. not cool.. hmm.

Oh and also a game like “Drawn to Life” would work perfect with this technology.
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/4886.html

chip5541  |  November 15th, 2007 at 1:17 am

I have to say that is some truely impressive stuff. Very creative. When I first saw it I thought it would be cool to scan comics but I see someone already thought of that further up. Have you tried it? I am thinking it could be a neat way for an adventure or action game. Specificly Army of Darkness
Thinking further along those lines what about painting? Grabbing images from painting (Dru Blair or others) and using in your own custom, maybe even sharable, game.

severeon  |  November 15th, 2007 at 1:19 am

Does anyone else think that the last video there is a goldmine? I certainly would pay $5 - $10 for it on the PSN. Especially if you could draw turrets, or maybe make the map 3d terrain etc.. A really simple press X on the object, and move the right analog stick to raise the map would do just fine.

psudoynm  |  November 15th, 2007 at 1:23 am

Please please PLEASE allow me as a simple aspiring illustrator use this to bring my drawings alive.

chronotrigger  |  November 15th, 2007 at 2:08 am

WOW

zlieb  |  November 15th, 2007 at 2:50 am

hey nice work - I had heard about this being developed from someone at sony!

here is an art project made with the same premise, drawings that can come off the page:

http://thesystemis.com/drawnInstallation/
http://www.veoh.com/videos/e576436yXHy5S6
http://www.veoh.com/videos/e57648MYJHp3b8

thought you might enjoy to see an another take on drawings at input -

thanks & take care -
zach

zapruder  |  November 15th, 2007 at 2:53 am

very very nice.. keep it up keep showing us these R&D films they are an inspiration! …being a creative guy i’m loving this!

Xenochaos805  |  November 15th, 2007 at 4:37 am

On some non-related news the PS# outsold the WII & 360 together in japan last week.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/835/835418p1.html

blizzard182  |  November 15th, 2007 at 5:09 am

This is so cool I want to punch myself.

One question only: Would I be able to scroll and use the XMB with my gestures?

If your answer is a YES, count me in for the EYE.

I don´t many friends with the PS3 (I live in South America) but seeing that much potential for that thing, I would totally buy it ASAP.

Can you imagine moving your hand like a quick slap to the left and have the XMB scrolling to the left? Oh man I would have an orgasm…

BrianD  |  November 15th, 2007 at 6:22 am

Anton and Richard -

I saw this on Digg and created an account here to tell you guys that this is incredible. Nice work. This really should be released as a product for sure.

- Try making a Rube Goldburg! That would be sweet to see.

Nice work guys!

MrGilder  |  November 15th, 2007 at 6:26 am

Simply amazing! Can’t wait to see this technology integrated into a full game..

Toadzter17  |  November 15th, 2007 at 6:47 am

@17

Thank you very much for the fast reply. To add, if I might, what would it take to get a presentation of this technology and the development process behind it at a game development school? Do you have a student out reach program?

Thanks again

chthonos  |  November 15th, 2007 at 6:56 am

So, will you guys be making a Harold and the Purple Crayon game?

chip5541  |  November 15th, 2007 at 7:06 am

Idea. Integrate table top models (Warhammer for example) into a game. The models could have stats like the table top version and you could buy special units like EOJ.

Pentex  |  November 15th, 2007 at 7:10 am

Really great stuff here. What you did for now is already good and i could see the tank demo being released as a full product. Anyway, the final part of the video, when everyone was digitalizing their own stuff and the part where the tanks were battling in the middle of everyday objects reminded me of… Micro Machines!!

I’m guessing with things the way they are now, it wouldn’t be very difficult to draw a track and have 4 cars driving around. The only things missing would be a lap counter and position check. Hell, if someone digitalized a toy tank, one could even do the same with Hot Wheels cars or something lol.

Keep it up and bring that to gamers ASAP

afrosheen  |  November 15th, 2007 at 7:31 am

@182: Yeah I was thinking the same thing. A tactics/strategy game with toys you move on a long field would be well suited to the PS Eye and thanks to EoJ the tech is already written and viable for it.

Andronix  |  November 15th, 2007 at 7:36 am

These videos are not viewable on the PlayStation 3! All you get is sound. Is a codec update coming please!

Watching via PC, they show loads of potential. I hope the Eye can be used in regular games as well. EG, see faces of players as you battle in online games.

Daver  |  November 15th, 2007 at 8:04 am

i just watched the magic spell video and i must say WHOA! its very nice
hope to see more about it soon!

Andronix  |  November 15th, 2007 at 8:10 am

I just watched the second video, where items are scanned to screen, then ‘drop out’ to the bottom of the screen, with what looks like real physics. AMAZING. The technology is excellent, but its all about finding the right game. Mini-games are fun (Wii Sports) but maybe the technology could be used to compliment a ‘full’ game.

Some kind off (hate to say this archaic phrase) virtual-reality game. Where control is with a game pad but also where player has to ‘put’ objects into the game.

Or emulate the controls seen in the Tom Cruise film Minority Report. Okay there isnt a 3D control panel, but the control panel/ visual feedback could be bought up on a tv screen, and the player could use it to access information/ solve a puzzle etc. Maybe it could be added to PS3 online game ‘The Agency.’

Fantastic work, but please get some Eye functionality into ALL games.

thingg  |  November 15th, 2007 at 8:20 am

All I can say is…………..WOW
TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!
If you guys can do it, please release those “demos” as a PSN downlodable game ASAP. How cool would it be to “drive” like, a calculator around and blow stuff up with it? (You know you want to…….)
Also, if you can do it, I’d appreciate if you guys would make a small devkit to allow amateur programmers such as myself some freedom of expression. (And also give us an opportunity to put our hours of torturous physics classes to good use.)
Anyway, even if you can’t do the devkit thing, MAKE MORE GAMES!!!!

frito  |  November 15th, 2007 at 9:28 am

I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE EYE!

I am trying to make stop motion animation with my snapshots in Eyecreate, like you guys demoed here in the blog (of some kids racing through the office)-

Is there a way to decrease the default 2 second time designation for snapshots when placed into the Eyecreate timeline? Because 2 seconds make the animation of course very slow and choppy, you have to manually snip each clip and delete the excess for EVERY snapshot, it is very frustrating!

Thanks for any help!

JDPoZ  |  November 15th, 2007 at 9:38 am

You guys are brilliant! THIS is what Playstation is all about.
P.S. - I can haz tank tech demo plz?